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VPU

Vanguard Utilities ETF
VPU

602 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.08B invested in Vanguard Utilities ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 225 increasing their positions, 176 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,423% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $10.4M | Put options by funds: $683K

51% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 41

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 225 | Existing positions reduced: 176

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 594 → 602 (+8)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.05B → $2.08B (+$29.8M)

1.09% less ownership

Funds ownership: 31.8% → 30.71% (-1.1%)

8% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 11 (-1)

Holders
602
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+1.35%
% of All Funds
8.07%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-8.33%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
62
Increased
225
Reduced
176
Closed
41
Calls
$10.4M
Puts
$683K
Net Calls
+$9.72M
Net Calls Change
+$143K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TIAA Trust, National Association
TIAA Trust, National Association
North Carolina
+$15.5M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$12.4M
3
NSLI
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
+$11M
4
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
+$7.84M
5
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$6.76M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
-$123M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$10.4M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$8.4M
4
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$7.18M
5
Tudor Investment Corp
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
-$6.56M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Mariner
101
Mariner
Kansas
$2.77M +$828K +4,902 +43%
SFCL
102
Strengthening Families & Communities LLC
Massachusetts
$2.77M +$37.3K +221 +1%
FTS
103
Fifth Third Securities
Ohio
$2.74M -$28.4K -168 -1%
IFG
104
Independent Financial Group
California
$2.71M +$383K +2,267 +17%
SWM
105
Stapp Wealth Management
Washington
$2.71M +$64.5K +382 +2%
GA
106
Guerra Advisors
Florida
$2.69M -$137K -812 -5%
CIAS
107
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$2.62M +$237K +1,401 +10%
BCV
108
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise
Switzerland
$2.61M +$2.59M +15,306 New
FRA
109
FFG Retirement Advisors
Colorado
$2.47M -$1.6M -9,466 -40%
WA
110
WBH Advisory
Maryland
$2.42M -$33.1K -196 -1%
JF
111
Joule Financial
Kentucky
$2.4M +$218K +1,291 +10%
KAS
112
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$2.38M -$2.95M -17,436 -56%
RMAM
113
Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management
New Jersey
$2.35M +$54.2K +321 +2%
PWMG
114
Pinnacle Wealth Management Group
Michigan
$2.34M +$2.32M +13,717 New
FFA
115
Farther Finance Advisors
California
$2.33M +$743K +4,398 +48%
AF
116
Allworth Financial
California
$2.33M -$506K -2,995 -18%
MAS
117
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$2.28M +$54.7K +324 +2%
MPWT
118
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$2.26M +$121K +719 +6%
BCI
119
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$2.25M +$1.63M +9,666 +275%
OPS
120
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Nebraska
$2.25M +$1.63M +9,666 +275%
DBIA
121
Dumont & Blake Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$2.24M -$7.6K -45 -0.3%
Fifth Third Bancorp
122
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$2.21M -$96.3K -570 -4%
WSFG
123
Wall Street Financial Group
Illinois
$2.15M +$640K +3,790 +43%
USCWA
124
U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors
Texas
$2.15M +$23.3K +138 +1%
HI
125
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$2.12M +$128K +755 +6%
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5
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VPU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

602 of the 7,459 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $2.08B — up 1.5% from $2.05B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 62 funds opened new VPU positions and 41 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 225 added to existing stakes and 176 trimmed.

The largest buyer was TIAA Trust, National Association, adding an estimated $15.5M. The largest seller was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), cutting an estimated $123M.

  • 602 institutional investors held Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) as of Q1 2025, up from 594 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $2.08B of Vanguard Utilities ETF stock for Q1 2025, up 1.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 62 funds opened new Vanguard Utilities ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 41 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was TIAA Trust, National Association, an estimated $15.5M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF seller in Q1 2025 was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), an estimated $123M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.